Avena History


Do you have a ‘chosen adult name’? Why mine is Hagbard!

I am often asked about my ‘chosen adult name’ Hagbard – Where does it come from – Is it Scandinavian? – What does it mean? Below I will try and answer some of those questions – but lets first start with Hagbard…! Hagbard was a wonderful cat, who lived with […]


When you inherently know something – it just is! 2

As a teacher and practitioner, I feel it is important to show you where my interest lie and how they began. Through a conversation I was privy to, it guided me to a lifelong interest in mind, body and spiritual matters, which ultimately led me to set up Avena ‘Mind […]


A new home & direction for Avena ‘Mind & Body’ 2

I am so excited, as this is my first ever official Avena ‘Mind & Body’ Blog posting. Posted on my completely revamped and redesigned website! This summer, whilst receiving a fourth Shamanic Counselling treatment, I was guided, by my Shamanic Healing Teacher, to attend the annual Albion Faeries summer gathering, at Paddington Farm, […]